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shiesty

/ˈʃaɪsti/

shiesty adjective: shifty, untrustworthy, unscrupulous.

Adjective

shiesty (comparative shiestier or more shiesty, superlative shiestiest or most shiesty)

  1. (US, slang) Shifty, untrustworthy, unscrupulous.
    • The same sheisty cats that you hang with and do your thang with / Could set you up and wet you up nigga, peep the language1998, “Moment of Truth”, in Moment of Truth, performed by Gang Starr
    • Muddah had been smart to warn me to flip my bank. My baby had never trusted his ass. I knew she would die before she let this shiesty niggah get his grimy fingers on a single dime of my money.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 301

Noun

shiesty (plural shiesties)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) A black ski mask or balaclava.
    • In Shiesty's hometown of Memphis, the ski masks are nicknamed "Shiestys" and one store has gone as far as banning the wearing of them inside of their store. ¶ "Please remove all Shiesty's^([sic]) before entering," reads the sign on the door of the establishment.2022 January 7, Sha Be Allah, “Pooh Shiesty Incites Ski Mask Trend, Prompts "Shiesty Mask" Ban”, in The Source, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2023
    • Similar rhetoric made its way into our mayoral race as candidates and community members also began to conflate masks and violent crime. Some public-policy wonks in the region have argued that City Council should ban the shiesty because "we see young men committing violent crimes while wearing these...2023 June 1, Ernest Owens, “Banning "Shiesty" Ski Masks on SEPTA Won't Reduce Crime”, in Philadelphia, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2023
  2. A person that is untrustworthy, selfish, deceitful and in some cases heartless.

Forms of shiesty

Adjective
comparativeshiestier
comparativemore shiesty
superlativeshiestiest
superlativemost shiesty
alternative formsheisty
alternative formshystie
alternative formshysty
Noun
pluralshiesties

Origin of shiesty

Probably from shyst(er) + -y. Green's Dictionary of Slang suggests that the word is a blend of shit + feisty or shicer (“a worthless person”) + feisty. The noun sense is a reference to the rapper Pooh Shiesty, known for wearing ski masks on stage.

Questions about shiesty

What does shiesty mean?
Shiesty means shifty, untrustworthy, unscrupulous.
What part of speech is shiesty?
Shiesty can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce shiesty?
Shiesty is pronounced /ˈʃaɪsti/.

Words near shiesty in the dictionary

  1. shiester
  2. shiesters
  3. shiestier
  4. shiesties
  5. shiestiest
  6. shiesty
  7. shiet
  8. shieth
  9. SHIF
  10. shife
  11. Shiferaw

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